PGA Tour: Russell Knox is at T21 at the Barracuda Championship after the third round.

PGA Tour: Troy Merritt currently leads the Barracuda Championship

Troy Merritt sits at the top of the PGA Tour´s Barracuda Championship after the completion of the third round. The American scored a round of 14 points to gain the upperhand on Emiliano Grillo and Maverick McNealy, who are hold a share of second place. Merritt leads by -4 points after posting 8 birdies en route to an third round 65. "I really wanted to make that last putt," Troy Merritt said. "I figured it would give me a five-point lead, and it's a 2 1/2-birdie lead had I made it, and I missed it. ... You just try to keep building. The points change so quickly around around here.

Russell Knox is at 20 after the third round at place T21. The Scotsman noted a 72 at Tahoe Mountain Club in the third round of the Barracuda Championship. Brian Davis carded a third round 77 to find himself in 65 position and trailing leaderTroy Merritt by -32 points.Davis recorded 2 birdies in his third round.

TheBarracuda Championship is part of thePGA Tour. The tournament is being played from July 30th until the 2nd of August 2020 at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, California. This year a total prize money of $3,500,000 will be awarded to the players. The winner receives $630,000. The course for the tournament at Tahoe Mountain Club plays at Par 71.The Barracuda Championship was held for the first time in 1999 and has been the alternative event to the World Golf Championship since 2011, which is held at the same time. Since 2012 the tournament is played in the Modified Stableford System.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Barracuda Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Troy Merritt	14	33
T2	Emiliano Grillo	11	29
T2	Maverick McNealy	10	29
4	Robert Streb	8	28
T5	Joseph Bramlett	9	26

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